Bay Center Pioneer Cemetery
Bay Center, Pacific County, Washington

Transcribed by T Sheldon, proofreading by Gavin Vincent
Done this 5th day of December, 1999.

This cemetery used to be known as The Old Bay Center Cemetery. Many Indian
families are to be found here. There are numerous unmarked graves. The
cemetery started out as a 185 x 216 foot area, and has expanded as the
need for room arose. The cemetery had already been in use by the time
the land was deeded. The first burial was above ground inside a white
teepee, as it was the medicine man, Dr. Jack, who passed away. White settlers
demanded the removal of Dr. Jack and the children buried in such a manner,
then refused to use the site. It was deemed a cemetery from then on.